Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-08-06

eVldently not come to buy or to talk
plants.
"Judkins, old fellow" he said--he
always called me cold fellow" when he
was in good humor--I had queer thing
happen to me to-day. | was crossing
town to 90 over to Williamsburg when l
found had ripped one Of my shoes. |.
found Il German cobbler's shop in
Avenue A. and stepped in to have it
sewed. While l was waiting for it |
saw, standing on the counter waiting
repairs, pair of the prcttiest female
shoes IN the world. They were worn
down, but perfectly even on the heel and
sole, and the feet they belonged to must
be simply perfect. Small, high instep,
we'll archcd--perfection. said to the
cobbler: The child that wears those
ought to be handsome 'Childn. said
he, She's fraulein, and very pretty at
that He did not know her name, but
promised to find out. | am bound to
get acquainted with her, and if she's all
right--she has good blood, as her feet
show-and she'll have me, by Jove, pll
make her Mrs. Exton."
There was something so comical in the
idea of man choosing a wife by her
feet that | laughed outright, and so did
he.
Exton came in week after and
among other things l asked him if
he had found the young lady with the
pretty feet. He nodded, looked grave
! and at once began to talk about new
plants in the shop, one, a fuschia, in par
! tcular.
ut is new" said, "but will not be
for sale till next year. l am getting up
a stock. If youIadmre that 80 much,
you ought to look at the one | have at
my house. 1t is covered with bloom"
81 should very much like to see it," he
said
That is easy" l replied. II dine at
three o'cloc1 on Sunday. If you will
come then and take dinner with me Pll
show you the fuschia and something
fner--thc handsomest baby in New
York"
"With pleasure" said Exton. ''The
plant is attractive and the baby --irrc-
sistible."
Exton came according to invitation.
After dinner, and he had sufficiently ex-
amined and admired the fuschia, Betty
brought in the baby. Exton's praise OF
the child quite won my wlfe's heart. II
was pronounced to be prodigy. and
Exton snapped his fingers at it, and
chooky- cuoocd for it IN way that would
have done credit to an experienced
family man; and he wound up by giving
the nurscmaid some alvice about it
management, which, to make it more I'M
pressivc as he said, he expressed in Ger
man, which he spoke huently.
Exton came to see US again, on som
pretcxt, and acquired the habit Of com
ing frequently. He never seemed to hav
enough oil 'ha' oaoy anu as when
ever he came 1t had to be brought IN, an'
Kept there, my vile got used to It an'
'e'' MN with tue oapy ana It's nurse
while she began to build an air castle
You may depend On il, John, y said
shc "that the baby will profit by this
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